Kirchleerau

Kirchleerau in winter

Kirchleerau ( in the local dialect Chilchlerb, χɪlχ ː ˌ le ː rb) is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It lies in the middle Suhrental.

Geography

The village on the eastern edge of the Suhrentals has no center, but is a scattered settlement, the individual districts are loosely connected to each other. The settlement is situated in a side valley and is separated by an average of 20 meters high lateral moraine from the actual Suhrental. The moraine was created during the Ice Age, during the retreat of the Reuss glacier. The development has grown together with that of Moosleerau. The almost two kilometer long valley is bounded by steep hills. Ross back ( 713 m above sea level. M. ) in the south, the Nack (612 m above sea level. M. ) in the north and the castle ( 649 m above sea level. M. ) in the northeast. In front of the Ross back of the elliptical Ättebüel is (601 m above sea level. M. ). Along the eastern boundary of the municipality, at the transition to Ruedertal, extending between the back and the Ross Castle Rötler the vast plateau.

The area of the municipality is 436 hectares, of which 218 hectares are forested and built over 37 hectares. The highest point is 713 meters on the Ross back, the deepest at 483 meters on the northwest boundary of the municipality.

Neighboring municipalities are Schlossrued in the north, Schmiedrued in the east, the south and Moosleerau Staffelbach in the West.

History

Finds of bricks and remains of walls indicate that the area was already inhabited by the Romans. Lerowe was first mentioned in documents in 1248, the name first appeared in 1306 in the Habsburg Kylchleren land register. The name comes from the Old High German lewirouwo what " the water near land of graves " means. In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg, later the Counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Kirchleerau now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. Since the 15th century, the village was part of the rule Rued, a judicial district within the Office of Lenzburg. The owner of the domain were those of the lower courts and were the major landowners. After several noble families from the surrounding area had been in the possession of the dominion, it was acquired in 1520 by a native of Italy nobles of May. Their residence was the Rued Castle in neighboring Ruedertal. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation.

In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Since then Kirchleerau in the canton of Aargau. It was only in 1834 sold the May of their last remaining rights to the canton. Until well into the 20th century, agriculture dominated the life of the community. Since the early 1960s, the population has risen by almost half due to increased construction activity.

Attractions

The Church, to which the name of locality is due, was first mentioned in 1275. Approximately dates from this time the nave in Romanesque style. The choir and the church tower, both in the Gothic style, were added in 1595. The chancel windows are decorated with seven coats of arms of the lords. The oldest preserved house is the lower bailiwick built in a transitional style between Gothic and Baroque 1663.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In Blue on green ground white church on the left swept with red roof. » The crest first appeared on the chancel arch of the church expanded in 1595 and showed besides said church building a lark. To simplify the coat of arms, the council decided in 1949 to eliminate the lark.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 772 people lived in Kirchleerau, the proportion of foreigners was 7%. At the 2000 census, 70.2 % were reformed and 18.0 % Roman Catholic; 0.7 % belonged to other faiths. 97.3 % identified German as their main language.

Politics and Law

The Assembly of the voters, the municipal assembly, shall exercise the legislative power. Executive authority is the five-member council. His term of office is four years and he was elected in Majorzverfahren ( majority voting procedure) by the people. He leads and represents the community. To this end, he implements the decisions of the municipal assembly and the tasks that were assigned to him by the cantonal and federal.

For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Zofingen. Kirchleerau part of the Justice of the Peace Circle Season Bach.

Economy

In Kirchleerau there according to census of 2008, around 250 jobs, of which 24 % in agriculture, 40 % in industry and 36 % in the service sector. The largest company is a metal processing company. Most workers are commuters and work in the lower Suhrental or in the region of Aarau.

Traffic

Kirchleerau is on the main road 24 between Aarau and Sursee. The access to public transport is carried out by the post bus line that runs between Schöftland and Sursee.

Education

The community has a school building with kindergarten and primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Season Bach, the district school in Schöftland. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.